The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22

were each side of him. Whip and spur
were piled all three The excitement
became intense, and men screamed and shouted
at the top of their voices. On they came, splash
ing the mud high as their heads At the
sixteenth pole Garrison. on Firenzi, dropped his
whip. The Snapper" has bone felon his
finger and pain made him unable to retain it
longer 1t was anybody 8 race for moment,
and blanket would have covered all three
horses. A moment more. and they were past
the judes, Laggard leading by neck and FL
renzi head in front of Han over, Kingston I'm
ishing last.
Fourth Race-One and three-eighths mile.
Long knight won; Barnum second. Argo third.
Fifth Race-Three fourths of mile. Leather
Stocking won Fred B. second, Luna Brown
third Time, 1:19
Sixth Race-One and one-eiehths mile.
Strathspey won; Editor second, Relax third
Time. 2O1s
Seventh Race-Steeple-chase full course.
Hercules won; Sam Emery second, Tennessee
third. Time, 2054
Death of Rev. Aaron Wood.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, AUG 20.-Rev. Aaron
Wood, d. D.. the Oldest Methodist minister in
Indiana, died this morning, at his home in
after a long land painful illness from Brights
disease.
Aaron Wood was born in Virginia. on Oct. 15
1902 His parents removed to Ohio in 1905. At
the age of III years he united with the Metho-
dist Church, and therefore had been a constant
Christiau for seventy-four years. In December,
lo2U, he was licensed to exhort by Rev. X. VI.
Finley. In the winter % he taught school.
He was licensed to preach Aug. a. 1922 by
John Strange. presiding elder OF the Lebanon.
junior preacher in the London, o.. circuit, with
q. w. Maley as minister in charge During
that year he preached 233 times and travelled
1890 miles. In September, 1928, the Methodist
Conference M IIrbapa O. aDpOinted him q tn
Connersville circuit In Indiana. His first SER
mon in Indiana was preached in
the courthouse at Centervlle, Wayne county.
During the first year he did not miss a single
appointment, and received only $40 for his sup
port In September, 1924, he received in
the Ohio conference. at GAINESVILLE, as travel
He was then appointed to the Madison circuit.
His appointments since then were as follows:
Vincennes. Ind. 1925; Bloomington Ind, 1926;
Mt. Carmel, H., l827-28; Corydon. Ind, 1925
Vincennes, 1880; taught school at Mt Carmel.
ILL.,, from 1881 to 1888; presiding elder OF the
Vincennes district. 1834-35; agent DePauw Uni
South Bend district, 1882; La Porte circuit,
1S43; Lafayette district. 1884, agent
for D'PauT h;a,a is45 aos..v agent s4 f1t
Terre Haute station. 1928; Terre Haute dis
trict, 1S54-57 Indianapolis district, 1850;
agent DePau University, ls61-62; at Perrysvlle,
1S63-64; Ninth-street Church. Lafayette, 1865;
Michigan City. 1866-67; Chaplain of State prison
at Michigan City, 186S70; agent Preachers Aid
Society Argos circuit 1871; at DELPHI, 1872-73;
Williamsport. 1874-75; Stockwell, 1876; Dayton,
Ind, 1S77-IS; chaplain at Soldiers home at
Knightstown, 1S79-S2; supply TOWNSVILLE
circuit, 1882 to 1885, and was also agent of the
Indiana Church Historical Society. In 1885, at
his own request, he was placed on the superan-
uated list OF Methodist ministers, having been
a preacher sixty three years.
He was chosen delegated to the general con-
ference at Baltimore in 1910, and also at New
York in 1874 These conventions were very
citing. owing to the question of slavery, which
resulted in the separation of the church, North
and South. He was ardent advocate of the
abolition of slavery. He was also delegate at
the general conferecce at Philadelphia in 1864
at Chicago in 1863 and In 1876 at Baltimore.
Rev. Wood was always interested in the po
litical issues of the day. He was candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction the
Wing ticket in 1852. but was defeated. He
the first agent OF the present De PAW Univers-
ity at Greencastle and has always worked faith
fully for that institution. In 1927 he mar
red to Miss Laura Beauchamp. daughter of
Rev. VIM. Beauchamp. They had three chill
dren, two sons, and one daughter, all dead. His
first wife died in 1885, and in 1889 he married
Miss Maria Hit, daughter OF Martin Hit, OF
Urbana, o., who survives him. By his last wife
he had seven children-six sons and one daugh-
ter-four of whom are dead OF his sons;
Thomas B. Wood is superintendent of mis-
sions in South America, John Wood is
Joseph r. Wood lives at TOWNSVILLE, and is a
preacher. The honorary degree of d. ID. was
conferred upon HIM by the State University, at
Bloomington, Ind.
On Monday morning funeral services will be
conducted at TOWNSVILLE. by Rev. j. w. Greene.
The remains will then be brought to this city
ane taken to the Methodist Church, where short
addresses will be made on the life-work of the
taken to Lafayette, where appropriate services
will be conducted at the Trinity Methodist
Church. Interment will be made at Springdae
cemetery, near Lafayette.